[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of September 7, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,931,485 while over 72,982,980vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[DW] Two days after the putsch that ousted President Alpha Conde, his main political opponent, Cellou Dalein Diallo, told DW that he hopes the coup will lead to more democracy.

[Monitor] Masaka Chief Magistrate's Court has charged the Kawempe North MP Muhammed Ssegirinya and the Makindye West legislator Allan Ssewanyana with murder before remanding them to Kitalya prison.

[Nation] Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday announced that the country's armed forces, with the help of Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces, have reclaimed nearly all areas that were seized by militants in Ca...

[Premium Times] The 10 states at the top of the chart had about 5.2 million of the country's about 10.2 million out-of-school children.

[East African] Kenya is churning out millionaires despite being the most heavily indebted country in East Africa. Every adult in the country is carrying a debt load of about $523. This is according to the latest Global Wealth Report by Swiss investme...

[Nation] Lusaka -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has unveiled his Cabinet of 17 ministers.

[East African] Kenya has appointed a head of its Liaison Office to the self-declared republic of Somaliland in a move that could raise another diplomatic tiff with Somalia.

[East African] Juba -- The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has asked South Sudan's President, Salva Kiir, to mediate the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia.

[HRW] Investigate Abuses, Hold Violators to Account

[UN News] The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing an unprecedented funding gap of $426 million for its operation in Ethiopia, as the UN agency ramps up delivery to meet the needs of up to 12 million people this year.

[ICRC] Tens of thousands of newly displaced people in the Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions live in dire conditions after shifting frontlines forced them to flee their homes in search of safety.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the African island nation experiences a food-security crisis driven by global warming, researchers say it is an alarm bell for the world

[African Arguments] Thousands of monitors, a PVT and behind-the-scenes diplomacy played a key role, yet questions about the future of observation remain.

[ISS] Alassane Ouattara's government has taken vital steps to combat graft, but too few people know about them.

[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday gave marching orders to heads of security agencies to end what he called the selective abductions and killings particularly in the north central and north west.

[Namibian] ICELANDIC whistleblower Jóhannes Stefánsson says both Namibian and Icelandic Fishrot accused are trying to jeopardise and delay the fishing rights bribery scheme cases by lying to the court.

[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has relaxed lockdown measures while downgrading the lockdown level from four to two with a review in two weeks time.

[The Conversation Africa] The World Bank recently ranked Nigeria fifth on the list of 10 countries to which it has the highest debt exposure. Nigeria owes the International Development Association - one of the two lending arms of the World Bank - US$...

[Namibian] International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says there is an urgent need to resolve cross-border challenges faced by the communities living along the Namibia/Botswana border.

[Namibian] Traditional chiefs will meet Swapo members of parliament ahead of the tabling of the genocide joint declaration in the National Assembly (NA) today in an effort to get the supposed agreement rejected.

[Nation] Over the years, different groups of Kenyans have sued the British government for one reason or another.

[Nation] Exiled former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's dream of a peaceful return home edged closer last week with the announcement of an unlikely coalition between his party and that of President Adama Barrow.

[Nation] Kenyan truck drivers say they will resume cargo transport to South Sudan after a two-week boycott over insecurity on the country's highways.

[Nation] Kenya is making a case for African countries to digitise land records as a key reform agenda that will not only solve disputes but also enhance the continent's tax base and administration processes.

[MAP] Rabat -- The feature film "Casablanca Beats" by Nabil Ayouch has been selected to represent Morocco for the 2022 Oscars shortlist, in the "Best International Film" category, the Moroccan Film Center (CCM) announced Tuesday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru who is facing accusations of witness tampering at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been allowed to attend his first status conference virtually.

[New Era] The community of Okombahe in the Erongo region is up in arms over a proposed marble mining project in their area, saying they will fight against the activity with all power.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary CS Fred Matiangi has said the government is taking a broader approach to address the Laikipia conflict which has resulted in deaths and displacement of people.

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has rallied his peers in Africa and the Caribbean region to form a joint response for future pandemics and have a common stand on debt.